WASHINGTON -- The longest game in Nationals history needed 38 total players, 516 pitches, 16 innings, 5 hours and 56 minutes. It took a pinch-hit home run from the reigning National League MVP in the ninth, a drag bunt by a relief pitcher to drive in the go-ahead run in the 15th and the first career walk-off homer from the last man off the bench to lead the Nationals to a 6-5 victory over the Twins in a wild Sunday afternoon at Nationals Park.
Nationals manager Dusty Baker, who has been around his fair share of games throughout his five-decade baseball career, along with his bench coach Chris Speier and first base coach Davey Lopes called Sunday's game the craziest one they have ever been a part of.